Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell
(Mute Records 1981 STUMM5)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
“MPO” “JA’ & “Tape One” in dead wax
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Speak & Spell is the debut studio album by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, released on 5 October 1981 by Mute Records. This is the band’s only album with Vince Clarke as a member.
Track listing
For all versions, all songs were written by Vince Clarke, except for “Tora! Tora! Tora!” and “Big Muff” written by Martin Gore. Dave Gahan performs lead vocals on all songs except “Any Second Now [Voices]”, which is sung by Martin Gore. “Big Muff” and the original version of “Any Second Now” are instrumentals.
| UK LP: Mute / Stumm5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | “New Life” | 3:43 |
| 2. | “I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead” | 2:16 |
| 3. | “Puppets” | 3:55 |
| 4. | “Boys Say Go!” | 3:03 |
| 5. | “Nodisco” | 4:11 |
| 6. | “What’s Your Name?” | 2:41 |
| 7. | “Photographic” | 4:44 |
| 8. | “Tora! Tora! Tora!” | 4:34 |
| 9. | “Big Muff” | 4:20 |
| 10. | “Any Second Now (Voices)” | 2:35 |
| 11. | “Just Can’t Get Enough” | 3:40 |
Personnel
- Depeche Mode
- Dave Gahan – lead vocals
- Martin Gore – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Photographic” and “Any Second Now (Voices)”
- Andy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals
- Vince Clarke – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, drum machine
- Production
- Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller – producers
- John Fryer, Eric Radcliffe – engineers
- Brian Griffin – album photography
- CDD Pre-Mastering: WCI Record Group
- Publisher: Mute Records
- Label: Mute Records
- Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London
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